U.S.-Mexico soccer game at Rose Bowl will have stepped-up security, officials promise

UCLA Richard Hartog / Los Angeles Times Security checks a UCLA fan's bag prior to a game. (Richard Hartog / Los Angeles Times) Kevin BaxterContact Reporter David Ma has seen U.S. national soccer teams play in seven stadiums in three countries on two continents. But he never felt more in danger than on a Saturday night in 2011 at the Rose Bowl, when the U.S. lost to Mexico, 4-2, in front of 93,420 fans. "Beer and beer bottles were thrown at us," Ma remembers. "After the match, many fights broke out, with no security or police in sight. Looking back I did feel threatened for wearing red, white and blue. There was violence all around." Despite that, Ma will be back in a...